So 2 weeks ago i picked up my first mud motor and duck boat. Its a 1998 Go Devil 27 hp long tail on a 16/52 with muffler upgrade that brings it to about 30 hp. I took it out last week and had problems keeping the engine running wide open while under load. I figured out that the primer ball wasn't staying hard so I gave it a few squeezes and then she was purrin. But then I could feel and hear it cuttin out and felt the ball wasn't staying hard so I kept squeezing it while I was puttin back in to the boat launch. My friends figured it was the air filter so I replaced it and took it out today. It started right up and i let it warm up. My friend and I went out about 2 miles. I had it wide open for a few minutes till I slowed down to make a turn and head back up the river, it started to cut out again and the ball wasn't stayin hard again. I checked the gas tank hose connection and tightened it and checked the valve on the tank and they seemed fine. Sooo any suggestions? BTW, Yeah I'm a yankee so that means there's NO dealerships round here that service Go Devils or any mud motors for that mattter with the exception of New England Mud Motors which only does surface drives. But the Place that services my Exmark can prolly do engine work cause its a kohler. Any and all info greatly appreciated!
